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Celtics beat for Boston Sports Journal. Host, Locked on Celtics, Locked on NBA podcasts. Author: 'Built Different,' 'The Boston Celtics All-Time All-Stars.' PBWA. Cameo.com/JohnKaralis. JohnKaralis.com
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New column: Why Celtics fans should be rooting for the Thunder to finish the job www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/06/17/k...

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New on BSJ: How a big weekend of NBA moves impacts the Boston Celtics www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/06/16/h...

Picks 'n Pops: Brad's master plan, making Finals feel special, and lip syncing www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/06/13/p...

Trying something new on the podcast. Reply to this with a topic .. just a few words. I'm going to compile them all into flash cards and on Fridays, Tom and I will do a show where we pick cards at the top and talk about whatever topics we pick

New on BSJ: Jaylen Brown undergoes surgery to clean up torn meniscus www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/06/11/j...

Celtics just announced Jaylen Brown underwent surgery to remove a portion of his torn meniscus and will return in time for training camp without limitations

New on BSJ: Five draft prospects the Celtics might consider, according to the mock drafts www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/06/10/f...

New on BSJ: Brad Stevens has a tough decision when it comes to what to do with Kristaps Porzingis www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/06/09/k...

Picks 'n Pops: Uncalled timeouts, encouraging recovery, and unmitigated talking www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/06/06/p...

New on BSJ... taking a look at the early rumors surrounding the Celtics and trying to make some sense of what the Celtics might be doing www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/06/05/k...

Austin Ainge, on Brad Stevens reaction to him getting the President of Basketball Operations job in Utah: "He tried to negotiate with me, like, immediately. It was great.”

New on BSJ: Payton Pritchard's growth makes the re-tooling less painful, but he still needs to add to his game www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/06/02/k...

Picks 'n Pops: Giannis in the mix, a Coward, and Jaylen Brown putting pressure on the Celtics www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/05/30/p...

Catching up on Locked On this morning. The episodes today and this past week will really help you understand the rules/cap/aprons, especially if you struggle to grasp it (like me). @johnkaralis.com does a great job.

New on BSJ: Five things to keep in mind as the Celtics explore trades this offseason www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/05/28/f...

New column: Adam Silver's new NBA is here, and it's going to get messy on all fronts www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/05/27/k...

Make sure to catch me talking Celtics on channel 5 tonight at 11:35!

Good stuff and Keith is awesome

@nbcsceltics.bsky.social we are all Abby when @johnkaralis.com is telling us the truth about what happens next! 😂☘️😭

Picks 'n Pops: Potential retirements, another new owner, and telepathic revenge www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/05/23/p...

New on BSJ: Brad Stevens path forward still isn't clear, but he still has options www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/05/22/k...

New Locked On Celtics podcast with @keithsmithnba.bsky.social Is Jaylen Brown's time in Boston coming to an end? 🍀 • Breaking down the Celtics' salary cap situation • Exploring trade scenarios for Porzingis and Holiday Listen to the latest episode of Locked On Celtics: youtu.be/P_Yq9wAkoY0

For your morning commute, @stephenfry.bsky.social discusses his reimagining of THE ODYSSEY, plus rocker Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon, @johnkaralis.com on the Celtics early exit from the playoffs, and Steve Craig talks about the Hearts of Pine, all on the latest Downtown: richkimbally.podbean.com

New on BSJ : Charting a path forward for the Celtics: Where they are, and what they need to start doing this summer www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/05/20/c...

I'm spitballing here, and I might be wrong about how this could work, but I'll just crowdsource this feeling on this plan to get under the second apron. Essentially, it's a reverse paperclip trading game, where they take the big salary and keep flipping who they get for less...

New on BSJ: Brad Stevens dodges the biggest questions of the postseason in his first offseason availability www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/05/19/b...

Thank you!

Appreciate that very much!

New column ... free and unlocked for everyone ... A premature end to this season goes down as a huge missed opportunity for the Celtics www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/05/17/k...

BSJ Game 6 Report: Knicks 119, Celtics 81 - New York dominates at home to end Boston's season www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/05/17/b...

Jaylen Brown has fouled out

Factoring in the 10-4 Knicks run to end the first, it's 33-11 Knicks since the game was tied at 16

Celtics giving up way too many offensive rebounds and turning it over way too much. They're not making any shots to make up for it on the other end, either... which brings us to an 11 point deficit in the 2nd quarter

Picks 'n Pops: Optimism for Jayson Tatum, teams for sale, and barking www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/05/16/p...

Video breakdown: How Jaylen Brown, Luke Kornet, and the Celtics ran away with Game 5 www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/05/15/v...

No one besides Jayson Tatum on the injury report for the Celtics

New on BSJ: Luke Kornet rises to a challenge laid down by Celtics leaders, and the team lives another day www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/05/15/l...

BSJ Game 5 Report: Celtics 127, Knicks 102 - Brown's near triple-double, Kornet's defense save season www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2025/05/15/b...

Joe Mazzulla to @johnkaralis.com on what Celtics focused on stylistically & what they must do best w/o Tatum: “You never want to be without any of your players, especially one of your best ones, but we’ve gotten plenty of reps at that.” “We have multiple identities at both ends of the floor.”

Jaylen Brown dished a career high 12 assists, Luke Kornet blocked a career high 7 shots, and Derrick White had 34 points as the Celtics blew out the Knicks to force Game 6. Here's my immediate reaction.

Jalen Brunson just fouled out